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CHRIS SUTTON: Good on Mike Dean for accepting his derby day mistake... it's refreshing to see Premier League officials finally talking about their decisions after games

Good on Mike Dean for fronting up.

The Premier League has just turned 30 and, for the first time, we’ve got an official talking about what happened in a game he was part of. It’s refreshing.

We see weekly apologies from footballers on social media if they messed up. But we’ve grown accustomed to referees, assistants, VARs staying quiet.

Mike Dean was the video assistant referee during Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Chelsea
Cristan Romero appeared to pull Marc Cucurella to the ground by the hair (left) late on

This a sign of the PGMOL’s push for transparency. I admire Dean for giving us his insight into the 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham.

He says he should have sent referee Anthony Taylor to his pitch-side monitor.